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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES, SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.

Ocean Gity Is Now Facing Its Biggest Season

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Cottages and Apartments Renting Fast, an Many Already Opened for Season, at the Greatest Cottage

Resort in America

Ask any real estate man In Ocean City today,-"What are the proepecu for the season of 191*”. and tb- reply will be prompt and positive, “It will be the *ieatest season in the history of the resort. Cottages sre renting faster than ever before, and by the fifteenth of May there wont be a desirable cottage* vacant Building is golnr, forward, after the war-time halt, and real estate ia^ ■ailing faster than ever before at this time of the year.“ And He's Talking Facta. The reason Is not hard to find, for Ocean City well has adopted the slogans. "The Greatest Cottage Resort In America." and “The Ideal Family Resort," Cor It is both, and more and more people In every section of the United States are realizing the truth of th

Ocean City is now in the midst of its annual preparations to entertain the thirty-odd thousand people of die State ■™i nation who realise that in Ocean City they are able to secure health and pleasure unknown in other sections, and flock there every yew. Cottages sre being opened, hotels are ready to extend their greetings and all ever the city the general refurnlshlnn that presages the spring and summer rush la taking place with unusual energy. . \ _ i

No Saloons In Ocean City.

Ocean City Is unique In Its place as a resort city or a city for all year residence. Its founders, with wonderful foresight, planned far ahead lor the time when the great public would recognise the value of a clean and upright summer city and today Ocean City can claim distinction among the rocorta of the Sooth Jersey coast In twrfng proof against the entry of the saloon and Us attendant evils. Families who come to Ocean City find the moral air clear as the ocean breeze which sweeps across its ares from the ocean to the bay and ita social tone Is as Ugh as Its natural advantages are great Ocean City has great natural advantages. Situated oat at sea on m virtual Island eight miles long the entire resort Is swept by ocean breezes and kept cool In ^ summer as it Is tempered from the chill winds of winter. In front of the city stretches the finest bathing beach on the Jersey coast and back of the resort are the fine and deep bays which are haven of the amateur sailor and fisherman and the meeting ground of some of the finest

craft in Atlantic waters.

Splendid Boardwalk Entire Length of Peeort. The resort beasts of the glory of lu wonderful boardwalk which stretches the entire sea '.ength of the resort ■nd is the gathering place of the leaders of society and business of a score of elites both In summer and throughout the remainder of the year. Along jhls fink footway are smart shops carrying all the article* dear to the heart ol all agxs and outsld. tad Inside the boardwalk are piers with splendid music, bo -*ing alleys, ba'bIng establishments and the tbouaanU and one pastimes which serve to please the residents and visitors. Tbs city Itself is financial sponsor for the securing of fine hands ■nd orchestras which give dally sad evening concerts during the summer season and numerous social eventr lake place In the hotels and cm the piers. Ocean City la noted for Its splendid fishing. All along the coast waters bordering the resort aro tne real kings of the deep who respond to the lure of the fisherman be be professional and expert or amateur and tyro Some of the finest finny tropblee caught in the waters of the surf have been Uien by beginners and special attention Is paid to ihe desires cl the amtleur fishermen who come here by thousands each year. Back of the city In the bays and river mouths some of the finest catches of the coast are made during each fishing season. Professions! boatmen are at the "call of those who desire to seek out flesh and salt water fish and from the headquarters of the City Yerbt Club the amateurs sally forth and socuie fine strings of finny beauties. The bathing In Ocean City Is one of the greatest attractions A fine sloping besch olfeiw bolh .pleasure and i safety to the balbeis While a strong force of expert life ssvwj Is kept oj duty throughout the season to guarantee against even minor mishaps during the summer 'rush. Fine bathing establishments furnish suits for the casual visitors und the bathing hour Is one of the Mg social gatherings of each day. Jiack of the resort the water* of Great Egg Harbor Bsy offer fine still water haUung fvx Umm; who dsslrs to swto rathw Utah to

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THE MEN WHO MANAGE OCEAN CITY. Department of Public Affairs and Public Safety. Mayor Jos. G. Champion, Director. Harry A. Morris, City Clerk. Andrew C. Boswell, City Solicitor. F. B. Willis, Police Justice. T. Lee Adams, Health Officer. Wm. S. Johnson, BuSdinjr Insnector. John N. Johnson, Plumbing Inspector. Department of Revenue and Finance. Wm. H. Campbell, Director. Clarence S. Scull, City Treasurer. E. W. Burleigh, Tax Collector. Dr. H. T. Foulrts, Tax Assessor. Department of Streets and Public Works. George O. Adams, Director. Wm. H. CoDisson, Jr., City Engineer. Civic Organizations. The Board of Trade meets the first Tuesday night of each month in the Commissioners’ Chamber. F. LeRoy Howe, Secretary. The Young Men’s Progressive League meets every Monday night in the Hann Building. The Hotel Proprietors’ Association meets the second Monday night of the month.

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buffet with the breaker! and some of the expert swimmer* of the coast have been developed here. Motoring U « pa«time par excellence In this section of wonderful roads and Ocean City Justly can claim to be the centre of this popular form of outdoor sport. Stretching from Its centre radiate wonderful boulevards leading to the entire stretch of resorts south of the city to Cape May. acroaa the new Ocean City Bridge to the mainland and thence to Atlantic City, the clUes and towns of New Jersey find to Philadelphia and New York. Within a few miles Is the Atlantic City Country Club, boasting the finest seashore links on the coast and In even leas distance are the great pine woods famed for the balm of their air and laid out In auto and driving roads. Served By Two Railroad*. For ease of travel to and fio. Ocean City offers great advantages to the city dw. Her coming for the season or intending to make this fine resort year-'round residence. Both the Pennsylvania and Reading systems run frequent trains in summer and keep up a fine service from PbUadelphla. New York and other clUes through the year. Direct communication by fast electric trains direct from the boardwalk carries passengers from Ocean City to the golf dub, mainland points and to Atlantic City at frequent Intervals, while the same line Is used tor the electric trains from Philadelphia which run oir regular schedule throughout the summer. One of the features of the summer Ufe In Ocean City Is the regular gathering of the State Summer School conducted under the direct supervision and direction of the State educators and bringing to Ocean City hundreds of earnest young seekers after knowledge. Ambitiova teachers have learned the wisdom of taking this special course which Is laid out with especial reference to securing for the State of New Jersey the best that can be secured In professional capacity and which has* been highly praised by the leading educators of tha country. Officially, the government of Ocean City la a model lor other cities of the State anti nation. Under Commission Government of the moel modern class the resort has gon - forward in standing and In wealth and 1m-

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dence find a city clean and npright without waste in Us expenditures and giving full value for every dollar imposed by taxes. Being without saloons or other social drawbacks the resort has no class of "undesirables.” and Its people an- amons the highest In tone of any city In New Jersey. Fine .tabling t.. stems, splendid water secured from a ne'er falling river beneath, over thirty miles of paved highways and a competent fire and police departments are among the advantages which have te-en brought about by excellent government A City o/ Churches. Ocean City Is essentially a illy of marches. All over the city cburcbee ol every faith ate open to the visitor and resident adding another factor to the high tone of Oi can City us a family resort. Tbe weekly Sunday services In tbe Auditorium, which Is tbe scene of lha summer camp meeting, are among tbe big featursa for visitors. As a place ol Investment Ocean City offers opportunities which make it notable. Already fortunes have been made by wise investors wbo came early to the ground but there ate thousands of opportunities tor those wbo wish to inv-st their money In a seashore spot where values are sure to rise. Even during this year of wartime conditions new buildings have risen In answer to the dt-niBnd for living and business quarters and splendid rentals are eecured from both cottages snd apsrtmenis In summer or throughout tbe year. Hotels of Ocean City are In a class by themselves. Few resorts have so many or such fine bostelries wblcb are ready to grvet the summer visitor and give both comfort and pleasure On tbe beachfront and aide arenui« are hundu-ds of fine boardtag houses moderate in chant. * hui assuring to tlo-lr patrons tb. uomellke air which roe« so much 10 make seashore luxury. Here again the moral tofu- is high, giving guarantee that families will find not Otilr mnveni.-ni-e hut tbe quiet pleasure ihat makes lor be*Jili. Ocean city Is the resort par excellence and a plane for an all year home hardly equalled and surely not auipassed on the New Jersey coast. Ita advantage* arvs many and It has no drawback*. .